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Preview Reviews of movies I’ve never seen vol. 5

Who has time to to see movies nowadays? I see them here and there but it’s hard to keep up. And paying 14 bucks to see a movie is really crazy. I’m not even a cheapskate…that shit is totally ridiculous though. Thank satan for cable and netflix though.
Anyway, this is a column where I cut out the middleman. Listen, you know when you’re watching a preview and , when it ends , you’re like “Eh, I’m good…”. Why see the movie when the preview basically just showed you everything you’d need to see? So, this is me, reviewing movies based entirely on their previews. Full of assumptions and generalizations, Just the way I like it. That said, I’d be shocked if I was wrong about a single thing.

I, Frankenstein

Hollywood executive #1: Hey, I got an idea.You know how all comic books and monster classics have been reworked for a more gritty look? You know, like Batman or whatever. Well, don’t you think it’s time we give that treatment to Frankenstein?

Hollywood executive #2: I can’t believe no ones thought of this yet. Brilliant. So, we’d just retell the story in modern times?

Exec. #1: Well, kinda…modern times but instead of telling a story that remotely resembles of the original, we should just make him a good guy with super powers who saves the world.

Exec. #2: Ahhh….interesting. So he’s like a super hero but he’s also a frankenstein? A…good monster?

Exec. #1: Exactly! And who will play him? I got the perfect guy. Aar…

Exec. #2 (interrupting): Aaron Eckhart, obviously.

Exec. #1: Jinx!! Clearly. No other actor in his mid forties has that box office pull when it comes to action films quite like good old Eckhart. After all, he was Harvey Dent. And everyone knows, the only reason anyone went and saw that movie is cause of Harvey Dent.

Exec. #2: Clearly.
Wait, one thing though…can the entire thing be shot in a dark underworld? You know, the kind that every movie like this ever made has been shot in?

First and foremost, I’m pretty sure Hercules was a massive strong man. And didn’t look like a guy who dances with Lady Gaga. This guy is obviously jacked but shouldn’t he be Dwayne Johnson Level huge? He’s fucking Hercules. This guy looks like he does cross fit. Hercules should be closer to one of those kinda fat looking strong men who flips tires and pulls trucks by his teeth.
Secondly, between the movie 300 and Game of thrones, it seems like everyone is clamoring to make the next medieval banger that involves swords and sorcery. From movies to TV shows, everyone is wearing chainmail and fighting in skirts. The problem , in this particular case, is that it looks like it was made on a macbook and it stars the ensemble of an obscure gay porno.
More than anything, much like Godzilla movies, Hollywood has to just accept that a Hercules Movie is never going to happen. How many versions of this need to be made? It peaked out as “Clash of the titans” and that’s not saying much (have you watched that lately? jesus christ).
Oh and anytime the phrase “The legend begins” is in a movie title, rest assured, the legend has seen it’s last film. That’s like naming your kid some shit like “Champ” and assuming he’s going to be a pro-athlete. It doesn’t work like that. Sorry.

Vampire academy

The theme this week is rehashing things that have been run into the ground via retooling the with a slightly different twist. In this case, we got Vampires. Much like Zombie movies/tv shows, this is territory so well worn there’s literally nowhere to go with it…or is there!?!?!?
Wait, you’re telling me there’s a school for a vampires? Get the fuck outta here. And they’re not inherently bad? No one’s ever taken that angle before except those other 50 movies that did in the last 2 years.
I’m not a 15 year old girl so I’ll never really be able to grasp the obsession with why vampire movies about teenagers work so well. I mean, as horrible as those Twilight movies are, I get it. The same way I get why , once a year, Channing Tatum will make movie where he’s a farm hand who ends up falling in love with a girl who owns horses and lives in a castle. It’s not for me, but I get it’s purpose. Is it simply that teens seeing other teens on a big screen makes them relatable? Who knows.
But these kinda vampire action/comedies , presumably made for tween girls…I don’t get it. But maybe that’s the point. Movies like this are like dog whistles for old people like me.
That said, I plan on watching about 5 minutes of this before disgustedly changing the channel when it shows up on cable.

Lone survivor

Spoiler alert: It’s called Lone Survivor. I’m gonna venture a guess that everyone accept that one guy dies. Handsome guy from “Friday night lights”? probably dead. Marky MArk? Maybe dead. Emile Hirsch? Goddamnit…he better die.
Truth be told, any movie where I get to see Emile Hirsch meet his maker can’t be that bad. But, I swear, if he’s the lone survivor…fuck this movie.

this is a fantabulous blog thread – now i can skip watching the trailers. BTW the best Hercules movie has already been made by none other than Ahnold “Hercules in NY” it’s actually been on demand for a minute and it’s absolutely “over-powering”

Oh stop, love these! Watched “I’m in Love with a Church Girl” over the holidays because of you!!
I don’t want to spoil the shocking ending for those who are willing to subject themselves to it, but here are some notes:

1. In the opening credits, GOD is one of the Executive Producers

2. Neither Ja Rule nor the Church Girl sing whatsoever, but there is a Christian Rapper

3. It was funny how the cops just fawwwn over Ja Rule’s character when they describe him: “Our suspect is good-looking, wealthy, powerful, not to mention has a huge and perfect cock…” (not really but seriously almost)

4. I’m not saying I stream this movie illegally….but if I *had* downloaded it, I’m pretty GOD would be pretty pissed if he found out. Phew

“Wahlberg had been in trouble 20–25 times with the Boston Police Department in his youth. By age 13, Wahlberg had developed an addiction to cocaine and other substances.[9][10] At fifteen, he harassed a group of black school children on a field trip by throwing rocks and shouting racial epithets.[11] At 16, Wahlberg approached a middle-aged Vietnamese man on the street and, using a large wooden stick, knocked him unconscious. He also attacked another Vietnamese man, leaving him permanently blind in one eye”

Oh sir I saw the other woman I saw it in a free screening a few weeks ago and let me tell you THAT MOVIE SUCCKKKSSS
First of all niki manaj can’t act for shit and her voice is annoying as hell. Anyone could’ve done her roll but they chose her also her role is so minor in the movie idk why they market her name.
Second Cameron looks old as shit in this movie to the point she should stop dressing how she does lol
Third Kate upton looks hot as hell in the movie can’t front on that
Besides all that the movie is just bad there’s some good laughs here and there but literally the trailer shows you everything about the movie
My best suggestion is wait a couple months and watch it when it’s out on redbox